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Penn State scientists may have discovered way to control invasive spotted lanternfly

In 2014 the spotted lanternfly was found in Berks County, probably brought in as eggs on a crate of stones imported from its native China.

Caryn Michel, a research technician with the Department of Entomology at Penn State University, looks at the number of spotted lanternfly that have collected on a tree in the Norristown Farm Park.
Caryn Michel, a research technician with the Department of Entomology at Penn State University, looks at the number of spotted lanternfly that have collected on a tree in the Norristown Farm Park.Read moreMari A. Schaefer
    by Mari A. Schaefer
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